Jon Kimura Parker and Desmond Hoebig

November 12 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

In this UBC President’s Concert Series offering, two Vancouver-raised musicians who have gone on to international renown join forces. Pianist Jon Kimura Parker and cellist Desmond Hoebig tackle a range of classical greats, from Igor Stravinsky and Johann Sebastian Bach to Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms. 

Crouching Tiger & Beyond

November 9 at the Orpheum

Cinephiles won’t want to miss this, as legendary conductor and composer Tan Dun joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for a multimedia show of concertos based on his most epic film scores: the Crouching Tiger Concerto, the Hero Concerto, and the Banquet Concerto.